Tennis Earns Team Victories

The Molokai High School Girls Tennis team earned its first team victory of the season by defeating St. Anthony 4-1 in a Maui Interscholastic League girls tennis match Saturday at the War Memorial courts in Wailuku. In the boys match, the Farmers also won 4-1, improving to 2-0.

Photo by Oceana Madani.

On Friday in the girls singles division, Paula Maroto won her match, while Michelle McGuire and Althea Cariaga won their doubles match. On the boys’ side on Friday, Shyloh Kawaauhau-Puaa and Christian Ragonton each earned a singles win, and Kaiea Dowling and Preston Pascua-Kahookano, and Noeau Likua and Dathan Bicoy won their doubles matches.

On Saturday, Oceana Madani and Paula Maroto each took a singles victory, and Romelyn Ragonton and Cassandra Ragonton, and Michelle McGuire and Althea Cariaga dominated in doubles on the girls side. For the boys, Preston Pascua-Kahookano and Dathan Bicoy won their singles matches and Shyloh Kawaauhau-Puaa and Alan Maroto, and Noeau Likua and Christian Ragonton took home doubles victories.

Both teams will have their first home matches this weekend vs. Maui High at the courts at Molokai High School.

Here are the results from Saturday.

MOLOKAI GIRLS 4, ST. ANTHONY 1

No. 1 singles-Ivana Vega, St. Anthony, def. Keaa Davis 6-2, 6-1. No. 2 singles-Oceana Madani, Molokai, def. Megan Dorheim 6-0, 6-4. No. 3 singles-Paula Maroto, Molokai, def. Mindy Montalvo 6-2, 6-2. No. 1 doubles-Romelyn Ragonton and Cassandra Ragonton, Molokai, def. Shea Sera and Laura Dodson 6-0, 6-0. No. 2 doubles-Michelle McGuire and Althea Cariaga, Molokai, def. Claire Parker and Brianna Leval 6-0, 6-0.

MOLOKAI BOYS 4, ST. ANTHONY 1

Photo provided by Oceana Madani.

No. 1 singles-Tyson Wu, St. Anthony, def. Kaiea Dowling 6-2, 6-3. No. 2 singles-Preston Pascua-Kahookano, Molokai, def. Chris Barona 6-4, 6-1. No. 3 singles-Dathan Bicoy, Molokai, def. Josh Schwartzlow 6-0, 6-3. No. 1 doubles-Shyloh Kawaauhau-Puaa and Alan Maroto, Molokai, def. David Pawlak and Keoni Lee 6-4, 6-1. No. 2 doubles-Noeau Likua and Christian Ragonton, Molokai, def. Evan Essner and Colin Mendoza 6-1, 6-1.

Here are Friday’s results:

ST. ANTHONY GIRLS 3, MOLOKAI 2

No. 1 singles-Shea Sera, St. Anthony, def. Romelyn Ragonton 6-1, 6-1. No. 2 singles-Megan Dorheim, St. Anthony, def. Cassandra Ragonton 6-4, 4-6, 7-5. No. 3 singles-Paula Maroto, Molokai, def. Claire Parker 6-2, 6-4. No. 1 doubles-Laura Dodson and Ivana Vega, St. Anthony, def. Keaa Davis and Oceana Madani 6-3, 6-4. No. 2 doubles-Michelle McGuire and Althea Cariaga, Molokai, def. Mindy Montalvo and Gaby Ramos 6-0, 6-2.

MOLOKAI BOYS 4, ST. ANTHONY 1

No. 1 singles-Tyson Wu, St. Anthony, def. Tyson Wu, 6-0, injury default. No. 2 singles-Shyloh Kawaauhau-Puaa, Molokai, def. David Pawlak 6-1, 6-2. No. 3 singles-Christian Ragonton, Molokai, def. Keoni Lee 6-0, 6-1. No. 1 doubles-Kaiea Dowling and Preston Pascua-Kahookano, Molokai, def. Ian Haas and Chris Barona 6-2, 6-1. No. 2 doubles-Noeau Likua and Dathan Bicoy, Molokai, def. Josh Schwartzlow and Evan Essner 6-0, 6-0.